This week in entertainment.

For Memorial Day, Carrie and I were planning on catching the new Indiana Jones movie, but after giving it a little thought, we decided going to a matinee would just waste an entire afternoon (and after our action-packed weekend with the Zeilers anything later was pretty much out of the question). Our fall-back plan was to just do exactly what we normally do—hang out with all of the other losers at Borders and Blockbusters.

Usually our weekly trips to these two places are relatively unproductive. But this week was a little different. While we would normally just leave Borders with the undying need to find out what in the hell Manga is, this time we went crazy—well at least Carrie did, picking up a book titled "Go Green, Live Rich" —which I think has something to do with wandering the turnpike picking up aluminum cans—and the equally intellectual People.

High on our score, we hit Blockbusters. First, let me say we had great luck a couple of weeks ago when we rented The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford. While it's extremely slow, it's a really good slow. Each frame is beautifully shot and the performances are great. Anyway, based on that past experience, along with the aforementioned Borders success, we took a chance on another movie—Lars and the Real Girl. Not to give anything away, but it's basically about a lonely guy who orders and life-sized doll online and convinces himself she is real. It was pretty odd. I'm not saying it's bad, just really "different." We have to take it back tomorrow, but it was interesting enough that I'm planning on checking out the extras.

If that wasn't enough to satisfy your entertainment craving, here's what I've been listening to recently.

The Kooks "Konk"
The Helio Sequence "Keep Your Eyes Ahead"
Death Cab for Cutie "Narrow Stairs"
Wilco "The Best of Wilco Winter Residency" --thanks Todd